Paperbacks, Etc.
Here are some nice non-Heinlein paperback covers—and a few other things as well—in my collection. A few hardcovers might sneak in, too, whether because they aren’t quite old enough to fall into the Vintage Hardcovers category or because they fit with the paperbacks of the same title.
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For the magazine appearance of Rocket to the Morgue, which features Robert A. Heinlein as a character, see my Pulp Magazines page.
For “The Fireman,” the earlier novelette version of Fahrenheit 451 first published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy, see my Other SF Art - Pulp Magazines page.
Not a paperback but an “etc.”—The Literature to Life Award given to Bradbury by the American Place Theatre in 2009. Note the opening lines of Fahrenheit 451. This came out of Ray Bradbury’s personal estate, and I was fortunate enough to pick it up at auction in 2014. Looks rather handsome on my bookshelf, doesn’t it...?
For magazine appearances of stories destined for The Martian Chronicles, see my Pulp Magazines page.
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For Heinlein, of course, see Heinlein Cover Art.
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These paperbacks may not be SF...but they are early works by famed SF author Robert Silverberg.
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Another “not a paperback” item: Genesis by the incomparable Jim Burns, painted in 1997. Mind you, this scene indeed was used on the cover of the 1998 Del Rey paperback Tales from Tethedril, edited by Scott Siegel, but obviously this is no book I’ve photographed here—it’s the original painting purchased directly from the artist himself. I took this outside on a sunny day for the rich lighting, so the glass is giving us some reflection of the trees and sky behind me, but who cares? It’s an original Jim Burns!
The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.
Also, for another original Burns, see my Big Illustrated Books - Flights of Fancy page.
The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.
Also, for another original Burns, see my Big Illustrated Books - Flights of Fancy page.
A very unique “not a paperback” item: a 5.5-inch globe of Mars as painstakingly mapped by the unfortunately mistaken Percival Lowell. This beautiful globe with its brass mount and elegant pedestal came courtesy of American artist Greg Mort, whose other similar Mars globes have been displayed by the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and other museums. I was very happy to pick this up!
For Greg Mort lithographs and whatnot for sale, see https://www.gregmortcollection.com/.
For Greg Mort lithographs and whatnot for sale, see https://www.gregmortcollection.com/.
Another great “not a paperback”: Saturn Seen from Mimas, a beautiful original painting by famed astronomical artist Ron Miller. I absolutely love the colors! This one found a home just above where Jim Burns’s Genesis is hanging. To see other gorgeous Ron Miller art for sale—the paintings themselves, not just prints or posters or such—check out http://black-cat-studios.com/CATALOG/index.html.
Yet another “not a paperback,” but at least I know it’s art: my 8-foot mobile of the solar system. Click the pic for an 18-second video.
For a more recent 8-second video, this time without Pluto and Charon due to vertical space constraints after a move, click here.